MrsTofu's Journal, 10 February 2011

So I'm checking out a gym. It looks nice, but I want to see in practice if it's actually a good investment based on usage. (It's easy enough to get carried away by the sales pitch and a 'New Year's resolution type attitude*, but in the daily grind is it something that I can use regularly; that I can make worthwhile?)

In any case, I had wanted to check out a class there, but I didn't get there in time. I decided to use the time to cycle instead. I cycled 7.22 miles in 25min. I determined my velocity was somewhere between 17.2 and 18.05mph (depending on how you round the dividend; v=d/t for 25min means t comes to 5/12 or 4.16repeating). What is interesting to me is that the display on the exercise bike said that in the time I cycled I burned 165 calories. Entering it as exercise on FS (25 min for very fast-17.5mph- bicycling) tells me that I burned 300+ calories.

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1682 kcal

Fat: 48.52g | Prot: 129.75g | Carb: 193.46g.   Breakfast: kiwi, normandy style vegetables, van camps baked beans, Egg White, Apples, casual gourmet. Lunch: chicken of the sea, 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese, egg white, Whole grain tuna noodle casserole, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables (Including Tomatoes and/or Carrots). Dinner: egg white, almond, Red Delicious Apples, Butternut squash with onions and almonds, Roasting Vegetables, spicy rapid roast chicken. Snacks/Other: banana, raisins, granola low fat , rustico bread, strawberry preserves, almond butter unsalted. more...

2174 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Housework - 2 hours and 30 minutes, Bicycling (very fast) - 17.5/mph - 25 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 12 hours and 35 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...